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Thousands of people have assembled in city streets across the nation to participate in "Die-in" protests against police killings of unarmed citizens. Unlike the "Occupy" protesters that took to the streets in 2011, the "Die-in" protesters have at least one uniform demand: Mandatory body cameras for all policemen. The basic idea is that if all police officers wear body cameras, then we will have objective accounts of police-citizen interactions. And, if there are legal allegations, we would be in a better position to determine if indictments are warranted. While I agree with the call for mandatory body cameras, I don't see it as the only solution. In fact,...

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Thousands of people have assembled in city streets across the nation to participate in "Die-in" protests against police killings of unarmed citizens. Unlike the "Occupy" protesters that took to the streets in 2011, the...

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On school days, students and staffers amble through the breezeway on the Rollins College campus between the bookstore and Strong Hall. The most observant walkers will have taken note of a four-word mantra in marble embedded in the wall: "Life is...

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Picking up 815 assists kept Class 8A-7A-6A Player of the Year Chelsea Boretti busy this season.
What impressed her coach, Brian Bausch, was how she did it.
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Ashley Cardounel
St. Thomas Aquinas senior
Pos.: Midfielder
Comment: Two-year varsity starter helped lead Raiders to another regional championship berth and finished with four goals. Was also among team leaders with eight assists.
Dallas...

Senior Suncoast infielder Brianne Lint will play softball at Rollins College in Winter Park in the fall.
Lint, who plays travel ball with Lincoln Flannery's Gators Gold team, will be joined at Rollins by St. Thomas Aquinas senior shortstop Rachel...

The number of teenagers getting behind the wheel of a car is on a downward slope, as more and more youngsters opt out of obtaining licenses.
Broward and Palm Beach counties each had roughly 3,000 fewer licensed drivers aged 15 to17 this year than they...

First teamAlexa ArrasteWest Broward seniorPos.: MidfielderComment: She was a terror to defend on the flanks for West Broward. She'll try to prove that she's equally difficult to mark at Florida International.Sarah GuenslerSt. Thomas Aquinas seniorPos.:...

The absolute power of the spoken word, Nicholas Stevens noted, is something worth rediscovering, particularly for a younger generation that may not have heard about poetry readings in cafes and similar gatherings – places where beat poets had the...

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